Rim Bevel

[Ron Nossaman]

>My understanding is that the bevel of the inner rim is very important to the 
>soundboard maintaining its crown. 

I've heard that one too.


>So, the question is do you put a steeper angle on the rim bevel, do you 
>angle off the outer 3/4 inches (however wide the inner rim is) of the board 
>to match the existing rim bevel, or do you just clamp the darn thing 
>together and all seems to work just fine.
>  
>Terry Farrell

I don't. I have tried it, but couldn't tell one way or another that there
was any difference in performance other than the difference gotten from
replacing the old dead board with a more nearly working one. But then I
depend on the machined ribs to hold the crown, not the rim bevel. 

Ron N